JP2012138367A - Tilted connector of flat flexible cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a lower profile around a connector compared with a vertical connector, for reducing a stress acting on a flat flexible cable and a connector, and to realize compactness by making a component layout efficient compared with a horizontal connector, for better assembly workability of the flat flexible cable into the connector.SOLUTION: A tilted connector 100 of a flat flexible cable includes a housing 110 containing a receiving space 113 in which a flat flexible cable end 210 is inserted along almost depth direction, and a contact 130 which contains a contact part 132a and a connection part 133 and is provided to the housing. A support part 118 is provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface side of the housing, and is so configured as to be inclined against the mounting surface so that, when mounted on a member 300, the depth direction of a lateral wall 112 and the receiving space approach a mounting surface 310 as advance deeper from an opening, containing a sucked surface 118a which is almost parallel to the mounting surface.

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of an electrical connector which is mounted on a mounting member such as a printed wiring board and connects a flat flexible cable.

  Patent Document 1 includes a housing that opens upward, an actuator loosely fitted in the housing through the opening, and an inclination holding mechanism, and the flexible substrate is inserted into the board insertion port while the actuator is inclined. A vertical connector is disclosed. When this vertical connector is used, stress acting on the connector itself and the flexible substrate can be reduced, and the assembly work efficiency for connecting the flexible substrate to the connector can be improved.

JP 2005-5210 A

  This type of vertical connector is mounted on a printed wiring board or the like so that the insertion direction of the flexible board is substantially orthogonal to the mounting surface. The vertical connector exhibits the above-described functions and effects when the flexible board is inserted into the board insertion slot. However, once the flexible board is assembled to the board insertion slot, the flexible board extends upward from the vertical connector. When this is bent so as to be parallel to the mounting surface, it is necessary to secure an occupied space above the vertical connector so as to accommodate the portion from the vertical connector that protrudes upward to the side of the mounting surface. Therefore, it is impossible to realize a low profile that keeps the height around the vertical connector low. Further, bending the flexible substrate in this way causes excessive stress to act on the flexible substrate and the vertical connector.

  In contrast, a horizontal connector that is mounted on a printed wiring board or the like so that the insertion direction of the flexible board is substantially parallel to its mounting surface does not require an occupied space above the horizontal connector. Can be turned upside down. In addition, since the flexible substrate extends from the horizontal connector in parallel with the mounting surface, the flexible substrate is not extremely bent, and it is possible to avoid an excessive stress from acting on the flexible substrate and the horizontal connector. However, since the projected area on the mounting surface is larger than that of the vertical connector and the flexible board extends along the mounting surface from the board insertion port of the horizontal connector, the area occupied by the horizontal connector and the flexible board on the mounting surface is vertical. It becomes larger than the case of the type connector. For this reason, a portion where other components cannot be mounted on the mounting surface is wider than that of the vertical connector, and it is impossible to realize compactness by improving the efficiency of component layout. In addition, since the board insertion opening opens close to the mounting surface and faces in the direction along the mounting surface, the work of assembling the flexible board with the mounting destination member obstructing is more difficult than in the case of the vertical connector.

  Further, in order to increase the connection strength to the mounting destination member, this type of connector may be provided with a reinforcing tab that is assembled to the connector housing and soldered to the mounting destination member. However, when the reinforcing tab is provided, the area that occupies the mounting surface is increased correspondingly, and compactness around the connector is impaired.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such points, and its purpose is to incline the direction of receiving a flexible board or other flat flexible cable with respect to the mounting surface and to mount the lateral wall of the housing. It is providing the inclination connector which can solve the said various problems by making it incline with respect to a surface.

The inclined connector of the first flat flexible cable of the present invention is
Two vertical walls facing substantially in the horizontal direction, and two horizontal walls facing in the vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction and provided to connect the two vertical walls. And extending inside the four walls with dimensions along the longitudinal direction, the transverse direction, and the depth direction perpendicular to these two directions, and a flat flexible cable end has a thickness direction of the end. A housing having a receiving space to be inserted substantially along the depth direction from one opening in the depth direction so as to coincide with the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the terminal end coincides with the lateral direction; ,
A contact portion disposed in the receiving space and contacting a conductive portion exposed on at least one side in the thickness direction of the flat flexible cable, and disposed outside the housing and connected to a mounting member. And a contact provided on the housing with a connecting portion to be
When mounted on the mounting destination member, the lateral direction of the receiving space is substantially parallel to the mounting surface of the mounting destination member, and the depth direction of the receiving space and the lateral wall is from the opening. It is configured to incline with respect to the mounting surface so as to approach the mounting surface as the depth increases.
The support portion having the attracted surface that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface is an inclined connector of a flat flexible cable provided on the opposite side of the housing from the mounting surface side.

  When this inclined connector is mounted on the mounting member and the end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the receiving space, the conductor of the flat flexible cable comes into contact with the contact contact portion, and this conductor is electrically connected to the conductor of the mounting member.

  In that case, if the direction away from the mounting surface is the height direction, the flat flexible cable extends from the receiving space in a direction inclined with respect to the mounting surface. In order to accommodate this part, the height until the cable exits from the inclined connector and bends in the direction parallel to the mounting surface is shorter than the vertical connector if the length of the receiving space is almost the same. The height of the occupied space to be secured becomes relatively low, and a low profile around the connector is realized. In addition, if the lengths of the receiving spaces are substantially the same, the height of the inclined connector is lower than that of the vertical connector, thereby realizing a low profile around the connector. Further, since the bending of the flat flexible cable is gentler than that of the vertical connector, the stress acting on the flat flexible cable and the inclined connector is smaller than that of the vertical connector.

  Also, if the length of the receiving space is almost the same, the projected area on the mounting surface is smaller than the horizontal connector, the height of the opening of the receiving space from the mounting surface is higher than the horizontal connector, and the flat flexible from this opening Since the cable extends at an angle, the area occupied by the inclined connector and the flat flexible cable on the mounting surface is smaller than that of the horizontal connector. For this reason, the portion where other components cannot be mounted on the mounting surface is smaller than in the case of the horizontal connector, and compactness is realized by improving the efficiency of component layout. Furthermore, since it is possible to provide a space for accommodating other components between the housing and the mounting surface of the inclined connector, in such a case, further downsizing can be realized by improving the efficiency of component layout. Further, since the receiving space is inclined with respect to the mounting surface, the insertion of the flat flexible cable into the receiving space is not obstructed by the mounting member, and the workability of assembling the flat flexible cable to the inclined connector is good. .

  Further, when the inclined connector is transported by a transport device equipped with suction means in mounting work or the like, the suction surface of the suction means is sucked to the suction surface of the support portion while being kept almost horizontal, and the tilt connector is moved by the transport device. Is stably conveyed to the mounting surface while the surface to be attracted is substantially horizontal.

The inclined connector of the second flat flexible cable of the present invention is the inclined connector of the first flat flexible cable,
A base portion is provided outside the lateral wall on the mounting surface side, whereby a space is formed between the lateral wall on the mounting surface side and the mounting surface.

  If it does in this way, the said space can be utilized for accommodating the other components etc. which are mounted in the said mounting surface, for example.

The inclined connector of the third flat flexible cable of the present invention is the above-described inclined connector of the first or second flat flexible cable,
The cover housing is divided from the lateral wall of the housing that is far from the mounting surface, and the cover housing is configured to be able to open and close an expansion opening that opens in the lateral wall.

  If it does in this way, the said termination | terminus of the said flat flexible cable can be inserted in the said housing in which the said expansion opening opened.

The inclined connector of the fourth flat flexible cable of the present invention is the inclined connector of the third flat flexible cable,
When the end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the housing in which the extension opening is opened and the extension opening is closed by the cover housing, the contact force of the contact portion of the contact to the conductor at the end of the flat flexible cable Is configured to enhance.

  In this way, the insertion force when inserting the flat flexible cable end into the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable can be reduced.

The inclined connector of the fifth flat flexible cable of the present invention is the inclined connector of the fourth flat flexible cable,
The cover housing is provided to be rotatable around a rotation center extending along the lateral direction with respect to the housing on a deep side in the depth direction of the cover housing.

  In this way, when the expansion opening is opened, the cover housing is located deeper in the depth direction than the expansion opening.

  In the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention, a reinforcing tab to be connected to the mounting destination member may be provided on the mounting surface side of the housing.

  In this way, the reinforcing tab is arranged taking advantage of the space on the mounting surface side of the housing, so that the projection surface onto the mounting surface of the inclined connector is not enlarged by the reinforcing tab. As a result, the area occupied by the inclined connector on the mounting surface is further reduced, and a compact area around the connector is realized.

  When the inclined connector of the first flat flexible cable of the present invention is used, the height around the connector can be reduced as compared with the vertical connector, and the stress acting on the flat flexible cable and the inclined connector can be reduced. it can. Further, as compared with the horizontal connector, it is possible to realize compactness by improving the efficiency of component layout, and the workability of assembling the flat flexible cable to the inclined connector is good. In addition, since the support portion having the suction surface that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface is provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface side of the housing, the inclined connector is made almost the same as the suction connector by the transport device having the suction means. It can be stably transported to the mounting surface while remaining horizontal.

  When the inclined connector of the second flat flexible cable of the present invention is used, the space formed between the horizontal wall on the mounting surface side and the mounting surface is used, for example, other components mounted on the mounting surface, etc. Can be used to house.

  If the inclination connector of the 3rd flat flexible cable of this invention is used, the said termination | terminus of the said flat flexible cable can be inserted in the said housing in which the said expansion opening opened.

  When the inclined connector of the fourth flat flexible cable of the present invention is used, the insertion force when inserting the flat flexible cable end into the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable can be reduced.

  When the inclined connector of the fifth flat flexible cable of the present invention is used, when the expansion opening is opened, the cover housing comes to the deeper side in the depth direction than the expansion opening.

  When the reinforcing tab is provided on the mounting surface side of the housing, the area occupied by the inclined connector on the mounting surface is further reduced, and the size around the connector can be reduced.

It is a side view of the inclination connector of the flat flexible cable of 1st Embodiment. The slider is pushed into the housing. It is a perspective view of the inclination connector of a 1st embodiment. The slider is pushed into the housing. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the housing and slider of the inclination connector of 1st Embodiment. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the inclination connector of 1st Embodiment from the mounting surface side. The reinforcing tab is in a state before being press-fitted and is separated from the housing. The slider is pushed into the housing. It is sectional drawing which looked at the inclination connector of 1st Embodiment along the contact, and was seen from the side. The slider is pulled to the front in the depth direction and temporarily fixed to the housing. It is sectional drawing which looked at the inclination connector of 1st Embodiment along the contact, and was seen from the side. The end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the inclined connector. The slider is pulled to the front in the depth direction and temporarily fixed to the housing. It is sectional drawing which looked at the inclination connector of 1st Embodiment along the contact, and was seen from the side. The end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the inclined connector, and the slider is pushed into the housing. It is a side view of the inclination connector of a 1st embodiment. The end of the flat flexible cable is connected to the inclined connector. The slider is pushed into the housing. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the housing and slider of the inclination connector of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view of the inclination connector of the flat flexible cable of 2nd Embodiment. The slider is pushed into the housing. It is sectional drawing which saw the inclined connector of 2nd Embodiment along the contact, and was seen from the side. The end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the inclined connector, and the slider is pushed into the housing. It is a side view of the inclination connector of 3rd Embodiment. The cover housing closes the expansion opening. It is a perspective view of the inclination connector of 3rd Embodiment. The cover housing closes the expansion opening. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the housing and cover housing of the inclination connector of 3rd Embodiment. Contacts and reinforcement tabs are not attached. It is the perspective view which looked at the inclination connector of 3rd Embodiment from the mounting surface side. The cover housing closes the expansion opening. It is the expanded sectional view which cut the inclined connector of a 3rd embodiment along a contact, and was seen from the side. The cover housing has an open extension. It is the expanded sectional view which cut the inclined connector of a 3rd embodiment along a contact, and was seen from the side. The end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the inclined connector. The cover housing has an open extension. It is the expanded sectional view which cut the inclined connector of a 3rd embodiment along a contact, and was seen from the side. The end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the inclined connector, and the cover housing closes the expansion opening. It is a side view of the inclination connector of 3rd Embodiment. The end of the flat flexible cable is connected to the inclined connector. The cover housing closes the expansion opening. It is a side view of the vertical connector of a comparative example. The end of the flat flexible cable is connected to the vertical connector. It is a side view of the horizontal connector of a comparative example. The end of the flat flexible cable is connected to the horizontal connector.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a flat flexible cable inclined connector of the present invention. The inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300 by being soldered to a mounting surface 310 that is a surface thereof. The flat flexible cable 200 is connected to the inclined connector 100. The number of poles may be unipolar or more than two. In this embodiment, the mounting destination member 300 is a printed wiring board. However, the mounting destination member includes members such as a housing of a product. Further, in this embodiment, the inclined connector 100 is surface-mounted on the mounting member 300, but the present invention can also be applied to an inclined connector taking a dip or other mounting form. In this inclined connector 100, when the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted into the housing 110 to which the slider 120 is temporarily fixed, and the slider 120 is pushed in, the contact force of the contact contact portion 132a to the conductor of the flat flexible cable end 210 is increased. This is a so-called ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) type in which the flat flexible cable 200 is connected, and there is an advantage that the insertion force when inserting the flat flexible cable end 210 is small.

  The flat flexible cable 200 of this embodiment is an FFC (flexible flat cable). The flat flexible cable 200 includes a flat insulating coating and a plurality of conductors provided in the insulating coating. The conductors are arranged at intervals. The insulating coating is a flexible planar insulator, and a conductor is sandwiched between the intermediate layers of the insulating coating. At the end 210, the insulation coating is stripped on one side in the thickness direction of the flat flexible cable 200, and the conductive portion is exposed. The insulating coating may be peeled off on both sides in the thickness direction to expose the conductive portion. Although the reinforcement sheet is stuck on the terminal end 210, it does not need to be so. The flat flexible cable 200 to be connected by the present invention is not limited to the flat flexible cable 200 shown in this embodiment. The flat flexible cable to be connected by the present invention includes an FFC in which a conductor is provided on one side of an insulating coating, and also includes an FPC (flexible printed circuit).

  The inclined connector 100 includes an insulating housing 110 provided with a receiving space 113 into which the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted, and a conductive contact 130 provided on the housing 110. Yes. The housing 110 is provided so as to be opposed to the two vertical walls 111 facing substantially in the horizontal direction, and facing the vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction and connecting the two vertical walls 111. Two lateral walls 112, which extend along the inside of these four walls with dimensions along the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the depth direction perpendicular to these two directions, and in one of the depth directions. A substantially prismatic receiving space 113 is formed, and a flat flexible cable end 210 is inserted through the opening. In this receiving space 113, the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is substantially along the depth direction so that the thickness direction of the end 210 coincides with the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the end 210 coincides with the lateral direction. Will be inserted. A base 116 that is placed on the mounting surface 310 and supports the housing 110 is provided outside the horizontal wall 112 on the mounting surface side of the two horizontal walls 112 of the housing 110. The mounting surface side is a side close to the mounting surface 310 when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300. Assuming that the direction away from the mounting surface 310 when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300 is the height direction, the base 116 has a predetermined thickness in the lateral direction as shown in FIGS. It is formed in a wall shape extending in the height direction. In this embodiment, the base part 116 has two vertical end faces facing in the horizontal direction, a front side end face facing the shallow side in the depth direction substantially orthogonal to the horizontal direction and the height direction, and a mounting surface of the base part 116. It has a bottom surface 116a facing 310, and is formed in a substantially triangular prism shape protruding from the horizontal wall 112 on the mounting surface side, but may have other shapes. Further, the projection surface of the base portion 116 onto the mounting surface 310 is set so as to be substantially included in the projection surface of the other portion of the housing 110 onto the mounting surface 310, but the projection surface of the base portion onto the mounting surface 310 is set. You may protrude from the projection surface to the mounting surface of the other part of a housing. Further, the base portion 116 is provided close to both lateral ends of the housing 110, so that other components mounted on the mounting surface 310 are placed between the horizontal wall 112 on the mounting surface side and the mounting surface 310. A space 117 that can be accommodated is formed. However, the number and arrangement of the base portions are not limitedly interpreted by this embodiment. The present invention also includes an embodiment in which no base is provided. In addition, a support portion 118 is provided on the outer side of the lateral wall 112 far from the mounting surface 310 of the housing 110. In this embodiment, the support portion 118 includes two vertical end surfaces facing in the lateral direction, a back side end surface facing the deep side in the depth direction substantially orthogonal to the horizontal direction and the height direction, and a mounting surface 310. Although it is formed in a substantially triangular prism shape that protrudes from the lateral wall 112 that is far from the mounting surface 310 and has an end surface that faces substantially the same direction, other shapes may be used. An end surface of the support portion 118 facing in the substantially same direction as the mounting surface 310 is formed substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310, and this end surface is the attracted surface 118a.

  The contact 130 includes a main body 131 provided in the housing 110, a contact piece 132 extending from the main body 131 through the receiving space 113 toward the opening, and a depth extending in the depth direction from the main body 131. And a connecting portion 133 that is to be connected to the mounting destination member 300. Near the tip of the contact piece 132, a contact portion 132a that comes into contact with the conductive portion of the flat flexible cable 200 is provided so as to protrude in the vertical direction. The contact piece 132 is elastically deformed along the vertical direction, and the contact portion 132a is displaced in the vertical direction accordingly. Reference numeral 134 denotes a support piece extending from the main body 131 in the receiving space 113 substantially parallel to the contact piece 132, and is provided as necessary. When the conductive portion is exposed on both sides in the thickness direction of the flat flexible cable, the support piece may be provided with a contact portion. In this embodiment, a through hole is provided in the bottom wall of the housing 110 on the opposite side of the receiving space 113 along the depth direction, and the main body 131 of the contact 130 is press-fitted into the through hole. However, the structure for attaching the contact to the housing may be another structure.

  Further, the housing 110 is provided with an outer lock type insulating slider 120. The slider 120 includes a main body 121 having an opening corresponding to the opening of the receiving space 113 of the housing 110, and a pressing member 122 that is a plate-like member substantially parallel to the lateral wall 112 of the housing 110 and extends from the main body 121 in the depth direction. And a pair of arms 123 extending in the depth direction from both lateral ends of the main body 121 and having claws 123a on the inner side in the lateral direction. The inner side in the horizontal direction is the side close to the central portion of the slider 120 in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, a groove 114 is provided on the outer side of the vertical wall 111 of the housing 110 so as to open outward in the lateral direction and extend in the depth direction. The laterally outward direction is a direction far from the lateral center of the slider 120. A stopper 115 protrudes laterally outward from the bottom surface of the groove 114 at the shallower portion of the groove 114 in the depth direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the slider 120 is assembled to the housing 110 by fitting the arm 123 into the groove 114 with the main body 121 facing the opening edge of the vertical wall 111 and the horizontal wall 112. As shown in FIG. 5, the slider 120 is prevented from falling off the housing 110 when the claw 123 a is hooked on the stopper 115. When the main body 121 of the slider 120 is pushed in the depth direction from this state, the arm 123 slides along the depth direction along the groove 114, and the pressing piece 122 is contact piece in the receiving space 113 as shown in FIG. It goes into the back between 132 and the support piece 134. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted from between the pressing piece 122 and the contact piece 132 of the slider 120 to the back of the receiving space 113, and the main body 121 of the slider 120 is moved in the depth direction. When pushed in, as shown in FIG. 7, the pressing piece 122 cuts between the support piece 134 and the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 and presses the end 210 toward the contact portion 132 a of the contact piece 132. A predetermined contact pressure is generated between the contact portion 132a and the conductor exposed at the terminal end 210 by elastic deformation. In this embodiment, the contact 130 is provided in the receiving space 113 so that the contact piece 132 is closer to the mounting surface 310 than the support piece 134, and the pressing piece 122 of the slider 120 is provided with the support piece 134 and the flat flexible cable 200. It was provided so as to cut in between the terminal 210 of this. However, the contact 130 is provided in the receiving space 113 such that the support piece 134 is closer to the mounting surface 310 than the contact piece 132, and the pressing piece 122 of the slider 120 is connected to the support piece 134 and the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200. You may provide so that it may interrupt.

  The inclined connector 100 is configured such that the horizontal direction of the receiving space 113 is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310 of the mounting destination member 300 when mounted on the mounting destination member 300. In addition, when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting destination member 300, the mounting space 310 is closer to the mounting surface 310 of the mounting destination member 300 as the depth direction of the receiving space 113 and the lateral wall 112 becomes deeper. And is configured to be inclined. When the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300, when the inclined connector 100 is placed on the mounting surface 310, the connection portion 133 of the contact 130, the bottom surface 116a of the housing base 116, and a reinforcing tab 140 described later are mounted. Contact surface 310. A virtual reference plane determined by the plurality of contact portions substantially coincides with the mounting surface 310. However, when an extremely thin solder layer is formed between the contact connecting portion 133 or the reinforcing tab 140 and the mounting surface 310, a difference is caused by the thickness, but this difference is almost negligible. Therefore, in other words, in the inclined connector 100, the horizontal direction of the receiving space 113 is substantially parallel to the reference plane determined by the portion that will contact the mounting surface, and the depths of the receiving space 113 and the horizontal wall 112 are the same. As the direction becomes deeper, it is configured to be inclined with respect to the reference plane so as to approach the reference plane. In this embodiment, a part of the housing 110 called the housing base 116 also contacts the mounting surface 310. However, when the housing does not contact the mounting surface, the reference surface is determined by the contact and the reinforcing tab, and the reinforcing tab is not provided. Sometimes the reference plane is determined by the contact. Further, in the inclined connector surface-mounted as in this embodiment, the vicinity of the tip of the contact connecting portion contacts the mounting surface, and the reference surface is formed by this contact portion. However, in the dip type inclined connector, the mounting surface The reference surface is formed by the portion at the height of the mounting surface in the contact penetrating the substrate. The inclination angle is preferably in the vicinity of 30 to 60 degrees, more preferably in the vicinity of 45 degrees, so that it is easy to use. However, the tilt angle of the tilt connector according to the present invention is not limited to this, and may be more than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees.

  Further, a reinforcing tab 140 to be connected to the mounting destination member 300 is provided on the mounting surface side of the housing 110. As shown in FIG. 4, the reinforcing tab 140 includes a main body 141 that is press-fitted into the base portion 116 of the housing 110 from the bottom surface 116 a side, and extends laterally from the main body 141 to the outside in the lateral direction. The connection part 142 is provided. The connection part 142 includes a projection surface on the mounting surface 310 as a projection surface onto the mounting surface 310 of the slider 120 or the housing 110 when pushed into the receiving space 113. However, the projection surface onto the mounting surface of the connection portion or other part of the reinforcing tab may protrude from the projection surface onto the mounting surface of the slider or the housing when pushed into the receiving space.

  Therefore, when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300, the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted into the receiving space 113, and the slider 120 is pushed in, the conductor of the flat flexible cable 200 comes into contact with the contact contact portion 132a. This conductor is electrically connected to the conductor of the mounting member 300 and the like.

  As a comparative example, FIG. 20 shows a vertical connector 400 mounted on the mounting member 300 such that the insertion direction of the flat flexible cable 200 is substantially orthogonal to the mounting surface 310. In the case of this vertical connector 400, the flat flexible cable 200 extends in the height direction from the vertical connector 400. Therefore, when the flat flexible cable 200 is bent so as to be parallel to the mounting surface 310, it exits from the vertical connector 400 in the height direction. It is necessary to secure a considerably high occupied space on the side higher than the vertical connector 400 in order to fit the part from the end to the side, and realize a low profile that keeps the height around the connector low. Can not. Further, by bending the flat flexible cable 200 in this way, a considerably large stress acts on the flat flexible cable 200 and the vertical connector 400. On the other hand, in the case of the inclined connector 100 according to the first embodiment, the flat flexible cable 200 extends from the receiving space 113 in a direction inclined with respect to the mounting surface 310. Therefore, as shown in FIG. If the flat flexible cable 200 is bent out of the inclined connector 100 and bent in a direction parallel to the mounting surface 310 when bent in parallel, the length of the receiving space is approximately the same as shown in FIG. The height of the occupied space to be secured for accommodating this portion is relatively low, and a reduction in height around the connector is realized. In addition, if the lengths of the receiving spaces are substantially the same, the height of the inclined connector 100 is lower than that of the vertical connector 400, thereby realizing a low profile around the connector. Further, since the bending of the flat flexible cable 200 is gentler than that of the vertical connector 400, the stress acting on the flat flexible cable 200 and the inclined connector 100 is smaller than that of the vertical connector 400.

  As a comparative example, FIG. 21 shows a horizontal connector 500 that is mounted on the mounting member 300 such that the insertion direction of the flat flexible cable 200 is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310. In the case of this horizontal connector 500, the projected area on the mounting surface 310 is larger than that of the vertical connector 400, and the flat flexible cable 200 extends along the mounting surface 310 from the opening of the horizontal connector 500. The area occupied by the connector 500 and the flat flexible cable 200 is larger than that of the vertical connector 400. For this reason, a portion where other components cannot be mounted on the mounting surface 310 is wider than that of the vertical connector 400, and it is not possible to realize compactness by improving the efficiency of component layout. Moreover, since the board insertion opening opens close to the mounting surface 310 and faces in the direction along the mounting surface 310, the work of assembling the flat flexible cable 200 with the mounting destination member obstructing is more than in the case of the vertical connector. Have difficulty. On the other hand, in the case of the inclined connector 100 of the first embodiment, if the length of the receiving space is substantially the same, the projected area onto the mounting surface 310 is smaller than the horizontal connector 500 shown in FIG. Since the height of the opening from the mounting surface 310 is higher than that of the horizontal connector 500 and the flat flexible cable 200 extends from the opening, the area occupied by the inclined connector 100 and the flat flexible cable 200 on the mounting surface 310 is increased. It becomes smaller than the case of the horizontal connector 500. Therefore, the portion on the mounting surface 310 where other components cannot be mounted is smaller than in the case of the horizontal connector 500, and a compact design is realized by increasing the efficiency of component layout. Furthermore, since it is possible to provide a space 117 in which other components are accommodated between the receiving space 113 and the mounting surface 310 in the inclined connector 100, in such a case, further downsizing can be realized by improving the efficiency of the component layout. Is done. Further, since the receiving space 113 is inclined with respect to the mounting surface 310, the insertion of the flat flexible cable 200 into the receiving space 113 is not obstructed by the mounting destination member 300, and the inclined connector 100 of the flat flexible cable 200 is not obstructed. Assembling workability is better than that of the horizontal connector 500.

  The inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention may not be provided with a reinforcing tab. However, in the first embodiment, the reinforcing tab 140 to be connected to the mounting destination member 300 is provided on the mounting surface side of the housing 110. In this way, since the reinforcing tab 140 is arranged taking advantage of the space on the mounting surface side of the receiving space 113, the projection surface onto the mounting surface 310 of the inclined connector 100 is not enlarged by the reinforcing tab 140. As a result, the area occupied by the inclined connector 100 on the mounting surface 310 is further reduced, and a compact design around the connector is realized.

  The aspect which does not provide the said support part in the inclination connector of the flat flexible cable of this invention becomes a reference form. On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the support portion 118 having the attracted surface 118 a that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310 is provided on the lateral wall 112 far from the mounting surface 310 of the housing 110. In this way, when the inclined connector 100 is transported by the transport device having the suction means in mounting work or the like, the suction surface of the suction means is held on the suction target surface 118a of the support portion 118 while being kept substantially horizontal. Then, the inclined connector 100 is stably transported to the mounting surface 310 while the attracted surface 118a is substantially horizontal by the transport device.

  9 to 11 show a second embodiment of the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention. Although the slider 120 of the inclined connector 100 of the first embodiment is an outer lock type, the slider 120 of the inclined connector 100 of the second embodiment is an inner lock type. That is, the slider 120 is a plate-shaped member that is substantially parallel to the lateral wall 112 of the main body 121 having an opening corresponding to the opening of the receiving space 113 of the housing 110 and extends in the depth direction from the main body 121. A piece 122 and a pair of arms 123 extending in the depth direction from both lateral ends of the main body 121 and having claws 123a outside in the lateral direction are provided. The laterally outer side is a side far from the lateral center of the slider 120. On the other hand, a groove 114 is provided on the outer side of the vertical wall 111 of the housing 110 so as to open outward in the lateral direction and extend in the depth direction. The main body 121 is provided with a stopper 115. The stopper 115 is disposed on the laterally outer side of the shallow portion of the groove 114 in the depth direction so as to face the bottom surface of the groove 114 with a distance therebetween, and both longitudinal ends of the stopper 115 are opposed to the main body 121. Connected. The slider 120 is assembled to the housing 110 by fitting the arm 123 into the groove 114 with the main body 121 opposed to the opening edge of the vertical wall 111 and the horizontal wall 112. Then, the slider 120 is prevented from falling off the housing 110 when the claw 123a is hooked on the stopper 115. When the main body 121 of the slider 120 is pushed in the depth direction from this state, the arm 123 slides along the depth direction along the groove 114, and the pressing piece 122 moves between the contact piece 132 and the support piece 134 in the receiving space 113. Go in between. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted from between the pressing piece 122 and the contact piece 132 of the slider 120 to the back of the receiving space 113, and the main body 121 of the slider 120 is moved in the depth direction. When pushed, the pressing piece 122 cuts between the support piece 134 and the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 and presses the end 210 toward the contact portion 132a of the contact piece 132. Due to the elastic deformation of the contact piece 132, the contact piece 132a A predetermined contact pressure is generated between the conductor exposed at the terminal end 210. In the case of the second embodiment, contrary to the first embodiment, the contact 130 is provided in the receiving space 113, the support piece 134 is provided closer to the mounting surface 310 than the contact piece 132, and the pressing piece of the slider 120 is provided. 122 is provided so as to cut in between the support piece 134 and the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200. However, as in the first embodiment, the contact 130 is provided in the receiving space 113 such that the contact piece 132 is closer to the mounting surface 310 than the support piece 134, and the pressing piece 122 of the slider 120 is connected to the support piece 134. You may provide so that it may interrupt between the terminal ends 210 of the flat flexible cable 200. Other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those of the inclined connector 100 of the first embodiment.

  12 to 15 show a third embodiment of the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention. The inclined connectors 100 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment are both ZIF type including the slider 120. In contrast, the inclined connector 100 of the third embodiment is a ZIF type provided with a cover housing. That is, the cover housing 112a is divided from the lateral wall 112 of the housing 110, and the extended opening 112c opened in the lateral wall 112 of the housing 110 can be opened and closed by the cover housing 112a. The inclined connector 100 is configured such that when the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted into the housing 110 having the expansion opening 112c open, and the expansion opening 112c is closed by the cover housing 112a, the conductor of the flat flexible cable end 210 of the contact contact portion 132a. The flat flexible cable 200 is connected by increasing the contact force to the cable, and there is an advantage that the insertion force when inserting the flat flexible cable end 210 is small. Also in the inclined connector 100 of the third embodiment, the number of poles may be single poles or may be two or more poles, as in the first embodiment. Further, the mounting destination member 300 on which the inclined connector 100 is mounted is a printed wiring board, but the mounting destination member may be a member such as a product housing or other members. Furthermore, although the inclined connector 100 is surface mounted, it can also be mounted in a dip or other form. The flat flexible cable 200 used in the third embodiment is also an FFC (flexible flat cable) provided with a flat insulating coating and a plurality of conductors provided in the insulating coating. The conductors are arranged at intervals, and the insulation coating is a flexible planar insulator, and the conductor is sandwiched between the intermediate layers of the insulation coating. At the end 210, the insulating coating is stripped on one side in the thickness direction, and the conductive portion is exposed. The insulating coating may be peeled off on both sides in the thickness direction to expose the conductive portion. Although the reinforcement sheet is stuck on the terminal end 210, it does not need to be so. Accordingly, the flat flexible cable to be connected by the present invention is not limitedly interpreted. The flat flexible cable referred to in the present invention includes an FFC in which a conductor is provided on one side of an insulating coating, and includes an FPC (flexible printed circuit).

  The inclined connector 100 of the third embodiment is provided with a receiving space 113 into which the terminal end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted, like the inclined connector 100 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The housing 110 and a conductive contact 130 provided on the housing 110 are provided. The basic configuration of the housing 110 is the same as that of the housing 110 of the first embodiment. That is, the housing 110 is provided so as to connect two vertical walls 111 facing each other substantially in the horizontal direction, and facing the vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction and connecting the two vertical walls 111. Two lateral walls 112, which extend inside the four walls with dimensions along the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the depth direction perpendicular to these two directions, in the depth direction. A substantially prismatic receiving space 113 opened on one side is formed, and the flat flexible cable end 210 is inserted from this opening. In this receiving space 113, the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is substantially along the depth direction so that the thickness direction of the end 210 coincides with the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the end 210 coincides with the lateral direction. Will be inserted. A base 116 that is placed on the mounting surface 310 and supports the housing 110 is provided outside the horizontal wall 112 on the mounting surface side of the two horizontal walls 112 of the housing 110. The mounting surface side is a side close to the mounting surface 310 when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300. Assuming that the direction away from the mounting surface 310 when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300 is the height direction, the base 116 has a predetermined thickness in the lateral direction as shown in FIGS. It is formed in a wall shape extending in the height direction. In this embodiment, the base part 116 has two vertical end faces facing in the horizontal direction, a front side end face facing the shallow side in the depth direction substantially orthogonal to the horizontal direction and the height direction, and a mounting surface of the base part 116. It has a bottom surface 116a facing 310, and is formed in a substantially triangular prism shape protruding from the horizontal wall 112 on the mounting surface side, but may have other shapes. Further, the projection surface of the base portion 116 onto the mounting surface 310 is set so as to be substantially included in the projection surface of the other portion of the housing 110 onto the mounting surface 310, but the projection surface of the base portion onto the mounting surface 310 is set. You may protrude from the projection surface to the mounting surface of the other part of a housing. Further, the base portion 116 is provided close to both lateral ends of the housing 110, so that other components mounted on the mounting surface 310 are placed between the horizontal wall 112 on the mounting surface side and the mounting surface 310. A space 117 that can be accommodated is formed. In this embodiment, a base 116 is also provided in the middle portion of the housing 110 in the lateral direction. However, the number and arrangement of the base portions are not limitedly interpreted by this embodiment. The present invention also includes an embodiment in which no base is provided.

  The basic configuration of the contact 130 is the same as that of the contact 130 of the first embodiment. That is, the contact 130 extends from the main body 131 to the opening in the receiving space 113 through the main body 131 provided in the housing 110, and extends deeper in the depth direction from the main body 131. And a connecting portion 133 that is disposed outside the housing 110 and is connected to the mounting member 300. Near the tip of the contact piece 132, a contact portion 132a that comes into contact with the conductive portion of the flat flexible cable 200 is provided so as to protrude in the vertical direction. The contact piece 132 is elastically deformed along the vertical direction, and the contact portion 132a is displaced in the vertical direction accordingly. Reference numeral 134 denotes a support piece extending from the main body 131 in the receiving space 113 substantially parallel to the contact piece 132, and is provided as necessary. When the conductive portion is exposed on both sides in the thickness direction of the flat flexible cable, the support piece may be provided with a contact portion. In this embodiment, a through-hole is provided in the bottom wall of the housing 110 on the opposite side of the receiving space 113 along the depth direction, and the body 131 of the contact 130 is press-fitted into the through-hole. However, the structure for attaching the contact to the housing may be another structure.

  Further, the housing 110 is provided with a cover housing 112a. That is, the lateral wall 112 that is farther from the mounting surface 310 in the housing 110 is divided into a deep side portion and a shallow side portion in the depth direction, and the deep side portion remains as the lateral wall 112b. The shallow portion is an independent plate-like cover housing 112 a that is not connected to the two vertical walls 111. An extension opening 112c opened and closed by the cover housing 112a is opened in the lateral wall 112. The cover housing 112a is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation center extending in the lateral direction with respect to the housing 110 on the deep side in the depth direction. In this embodiment, shafts 112ac projecting outward in the lateral direction are provided at both lateral ends on the deep side in the depth direction of the cover housing 112a, and these two shafts 112ac serve as two vertical walls 111 and a reinforcement described later. The bearings 101 provided by the tabs 140 are respectively received. The bearing 101 is provided so as to hold the shaft 112ac by the end face on the shallow side in the depth direction of the vertical wall 111 and the portion of the reinforcing tab 140, whereby the shaft 112ac is rotated around the rotation center with respect to the housing 110. The shaft 112ac is prevented from falling off the housing 110. The bearing may be constituted only by the housing part. Conversely, a shaft may be provided on at least one of the housing and the reinforcing tab, and a bearing may be provided on the cover housing. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, when the cover housing 112a is rotated from the state in which the expansion opening 112c is opened by the cover housing 112a, the expansion opening 112c is closed by the cover housing 112a as shown in FIGS. It has become. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, when the terminal end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted into the receiving space 113 in the housing 110 in which the expansion opening 112c is opened, and the cover housing 112a is rotated to close the expansion opening 112c, As shown in FIG. 18, the end 210 is pressed against the contact portion 132a of the contact piece 132 by the inner surface 112aa of the cover housing 112a, and the contact piece 132 is elastically deformed between the contact portion 132a and the conductor exposed to the end 210. A predetermined contact pressure is generated. The inner surface 112aa is a surface that forms the receiving space 113 when the expansion opening 112c is closed by the cover housing 112a among the surfaces on both sides in the thickness direction of the cover housing 112a. As shown in FIG. 16, the cover housing 112a abuts against the housing 110 when the expansion opening 112c is opened, and does not rotate further in the opening direction. When the extended opening 112c is opened, the inner surface 112aa is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310. Further, a lock mechanism is provided for locking and temporarily fixing the cover housing 112a to the housing 110 when the cover housing 112a opens and closes the expansion opening 112c. In this embodiment, protrusions 112ab are provided on both lateral end surfaces of the cover housing 112a. On the other hand, an extension wall extending in a direction away from the mounting surface 310 is provided on the deep side of the two vertical walls 111 of the housing 110 in the depth direction. The two extended walls are provided with an open-side protrusion 119a protruding inward in the lateral direction, and a closed-side protrusion protruding inward in the lateral direction on the shallow side in the depth direction of the two vertical walls 111. 119b is provided. These protrusions 112ab, 119a, and 119b have flexibility. Then, when the cover housing 112a rotates in the opening direction and the projection 112ab gets over the opening-side projection 119a in the opening direction, the projection 112ab is caught by the opening-side projection 119a, and the cover housing 112a maintains the state where the expansion opening 112c is opened. When the cover housing 112a rotates in the closing direction and the protrusion 112ab gets over the closing protrusion 119b in the closing direction, the protrusion 112ab is caught by the closing protrusion 119b, and the cover housing 112a opens the expansion opening 112c. The closed state can be maintained. These locks are released by removing the protrusion 112ab of the cover housing 112a from the opening-side protrusion 119a or the closing-side protrusion 119b due to the flexibility of the protrusions 112ab, 119a, and 119b. The lock mechanism may have other configurations as long as it has a function of locking and temporarily fixing the cover housing to the housing. And the support part 118 provided in the inclination connector 100 of 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment is not provided independently in this 3rd Embodiment, The said cover housing 112a functions also as a support part. . That is, when the cover housing 112a opens the expansion opening 112c and the lock mechanism functions, the cover housing 112a can maintain the state in which the expansion opening 112c is opened, so that the cover housing 112a is provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface side of the housing 110. The inner surface 112aa functions as an attracted surface that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310.

  The inclined connector 100 is configured such that the horizontal direction of the receiving space 113 is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310 of the mounting destination member 300 when mounted on the mounting destination member 300. In addition, when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting destination member 300, the mounting space 310 is closer to the mounting surface 310 of the mounting destination member 300 as the depth direction of the receiving space 113 and the lateral wall 112 becomes deeper. And is configured to be inclined. When the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting destination member 300, when the inclined connector 100 is placed on the mounting surface 310, the connection portion 133 of the contact 130, the bottom surface 116a of the housing base 116 facing the mounting surface 310, and a later-described portion. The reinforcing tab 140 contacts the mounting surface 310. A virtual reference plane determined by the plurality of contact portions substantially coincides with the mounting surface 310. However, when an extremely thin solder layer is formed between the contact connecting portion 133 or the reinforcing tab 140 and the mounting surface 310, a difference is caused by the thickness, but this difference is almost negligible. Therefore, in other words, in the inclined connector 100, the horizontal direction of the receiving space 113 is substantially parallel to the reference plane determined by the portion that will contact the mounting surface, and the depths of the receiving space 113 and the horizontal wall 112 are the same. As the direction becomes deeper, it is configured to be inclined with respect to the reference plane so as to approach the reference plane. In this embodiment, a part of the housing 110 called the housing base 116 also contacts the mounting surface 310. However, when the housing does not contact the mounting surface, the reference surface is determined by the contact and the reinforcing tab, and the reinforcing tab is not provided. Sometimes the reference plane is determined by the contact. Further, in the inclined connector surface-mounted as in this embodiment, the vicinity of the tip of the contact connecting portion contacts the mounting surface, and the reference surface is formed by this contact portion. However, in the dip type inclined connector, the mounting surface The reference surface is formed by the portion at the height of the mounting surface in the contact penetrating the substrate. The inclination angle is preferably in the vicinity of 30 to 60 degrees, more preferably in the vicinity of 45 degrees, so that it is easy to use. However, the tilt angle of the tilt connector according to the present invention is not limited to this, and may be more than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees.

  Reinforcing tabs 140 to be connected to the mounting member 300 are provided on both sides of the housing 110 in the lateral direction. As shown in FIGS. 12, 13, and 15, the reinforcing tab 140 includes a main body 141 that is press-fitted into the vertical wall 111 of the housing 110 from a shallow side in the depth direction, and a base portion that extends laterally from the main body 141. And a connecting portion 142 that protrudes laterally outward from 116. The projection surface of the connection part 142 on the mounting surface 310 protrudes from the projection surface of the inclined connector 100 on the mounting surface 310 excluding the reinforcing tab 140. However, if the projection surface on the mounting surface of the connection portion or other part of the reinforcing tab is included in the projection surface on the mounting surface of the inclined connector excluding the reinforcing tab, the mounting surface of the inclined connector is provided by the reinforcing tab. The projection plane on the screen is not enlarged. As a result, the area occupied by the inclined connector on the mounting surface is further reduced, and a compact area around the connector is realized.

  Therefore, when the inclined connector 100 is mounted on the mounting member 300, the end 210 of the flat flexible cable 200 is inserted into the receiving space 113, and the expansion opening 112c is closed by the cover housing 112a, the conductor of the flat flexible cable 200 is in contact contact. This conductor comes into contact with the portion 132a, and this conductor is electrically connected to the conductor of the mounting member 300 or the like.

  As a comparative example, FIG. 20 shows a vertical connector 400 mounted on the mounting member 300 such that the insertion direction of the flat flexible cable 200 is substantially orthogonal to the mounting surface 310. In the case of this vertical connector 400, the flat flexible cable 200 extends in the height direction from the vertical connector 400. Therefore, when the flat flexible cable 200 is bent so as to be parallel to the mounting surface 310, it exits from the vertical connector 400 in the height direction. It is necessary to secure a considerably high occupied space on the side higher than the vertical connector 400 in order to fit the part from the end to the side, and realize a low profile that keeps the height around the connector low. Can not. Further, by bending the flat flexible cable 200 in this way, a considerably large stress acts on the flat flexible cable 200 and the vertical connector 400. On the other hand, in the case of the inclined connector 100 according to the third embodiment, the flat flexible cable 200 extends from the receiving space 113 in a direction inclined with respect to the mounting surface 310. Therefore, as shown in FIG. If the flat flexible cable 200 is bent out of the inclined connector 100 and bent in a direction parallel to the mounting surface 310 when bent in parallel, the length of the receiving space is approximately the same as shown in FIG. The height of the occupied space to be secured for accommodating this portion is relatively low, and a reduction in height around the connector is realized. In addition, if the lengths of the receiving spaces are substantially the same, the height of the inclined connector 100 is lower than that of the vertical connector 400, thereby realizing a low profile around the connector. Further, since the bending of the flat flexible cable 200 is gentler than that of the vertical connector 400, the stress acting on the flat flexible cable 200 and the inclined connector 100 is smaller than that of the vertical connector 400.

  As a comparative example, FIG. 21 shows a horizontal connector 500 that is mounted on the mounting member 300 such that the insertion direction of the flat flexible cable 200 is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310. In the case of this horizontal connector 500, the projected area on the mounting surface 310 is larger than that of the vertical connector 400, and the flat flexible cable 200 extends along the mounting surface 310 from the opening of the horizontal connector 500. The area occupied by the connector 500 and the flat flexible cable 200 is larger than that of the vertical connector 400. For this reason, a portion where other components cannot be mounted on the mounting surface 310 is wider than that of the vertical connector 400, and it is not possible to realize compactness by improving the efficiency of component layout. Moreover, since the board insertion opening opens close to the mounting surface 310 and faces in the direction along the mounting surface 310, the work of assembling the flat flexible cable 200 with the mounting destination member obstructing is more than in the case of the vertical connector. Have difficulty. On the other hand, in the case of the inclined connector 100 of the third embodiment, if the length of the receiving space is substantially the same, the projected area onto the mounting surface 310 is smaller than the horizontal connector 500 shown in FIG. Since the height of the opening from the mounting surface 310 is higher than that of the horizontal connector 500 and the flat flexible cable 200 extends from the opening, the area occupied by the inclined connector 100 and the flat flexible cable 200 on the mounting surface 310 is increased. It becomes smaller than the case of the horizontal connector 500. Therefore, the portion on the mounting surface 310 where other components cannot be mounted is smaller than in the case of the horizontal connector 500, and a compact design is realized by increasing the efficiency of component layout. Furthermore, since it is possible to provide a space 117 in which other components are accommodated between the receiving space 113 and the mounting surface 310 in the inclined connector 100, in such a case, further downsizing can be realized by improving the efficiency of the component layout. Is done. Further, since the receiving space 113 is inclined with respect to the mounting surface 310, the insertion of the flat flexible cable 200 into the receiving space 113 is not obstructed by the mounting destination member 300, and the inclined connector 100 of the flat flexible cable 200 is not obstructed. Assembling workability is better than that of the horizontal connector 500.

  The inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention may not be provided with a reinforcing tab. However, in the third embodiment, since the reinforcing tab 140 is provided, the mounting strength of the inclined connector 100 can be increased. Moreover, in the third embodiment, the two shafts 112ac provided on the cover housing 112a are respectively received by the bearings 101 provided by the two vertical walls 111 and the reinforcing tabs 140 which will be described later. 111 is provided so as to hold the shaft 112ac by the end face on the shallow side in the depth direction and the portion of the reinforcing tab 140. Therefore, since the shaft 112ac of the cover housing 112a can be assembled to the housing 110 by assembling the reinforcing tab 140 to the housing 110, the assembling property of the inclined connector 100 is good.

  The inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention is provided with a support portion having an attracted surface that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface. However, such an embodiment without the support portion is a reference form. Further, in the case of the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention provided with the cover housing, it is not necessary to provide a lock mechanism for locking and temporarily fixing the cover housing to the housing when the cover housing opens the expansion opening. However, in the third embodiment, when the cover housing 112a opens the expansion opening 112c and the lock mechanism functions, the cover housing 112a can maintain the state in which the expansion opening 112c is opened. The inner surface 112aa functions as an attracted surface that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface 310. In this way, when the inclined connector 100 is transported by the transport device having the suction means in a mounting operation or the like, the suction surface of the suction means is attracted to the inner surface 112aa of the cover housing 112a while being kept substantially horizontal, The inclined connector 100 is stably conveyed to the mounting surface 310 while the inner surface 112aa is substantially horizontal by the conveying device.

  The inclined connector of the above embodiment is an inclined connector in which the present invention is applied to a so-called ZIF type connector that includes a slider or a cover housing and requires less insertion force when inserting a flat flexible cable end. However, the present invention can be applied to, for example, the connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 or other ZIF type connectors. In addition, the present invention is a basic type connector in which a flat flexible cable is connected to the housing by pushing the flat flexible cable against the pressing force of the contact without including either a slider or a cover housing. It can also be applied to.

  The present invention includes an embodiment in which the features of the above embodiments are combined. Further, the above embodiments only show some examples of the inclined connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention. Therefore, the description of these embodiments does not limit the flat connector of the flat flexible cable of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Inclined connector 110 Housing 111 Vertical wall 112 Horizontal wall 112a Cover housing 112b Horizontal wall 112c Expansion opening 113 Reception space 116 Base part 117 (Housing part) Space 118 Support part 118a Adsorbed surface 120 Slider 130 Contact 132a Contact part 133 Connection part 140 Reinforcement Tab 200 Flat flexible cable 210 Termination 300 Mounting destination member 310 Mounting surface 112a Cover housing

Claims (5)

Two vertical walls facing substantially in the horizontal direction, and two horizontal walls facing in the vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal direction and provided to connect the two vertical walls. And extending inside the four walls with dimensions along the longitudinal direction, the transverse direction, and the depth direction perpendicular to these two directions, and a flat flexible cable end has a thickness direction of the end. A housing having a receiving space to be inserted substantially along the depth direction from one opening in the depth direction so as to coincide with the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the terminal end coincides with the lateral direction; ,
A contact portion disposed in the receiving space and contacting a conductive portion exposed on at least one side in the thickness direction of the flat flexible cable, and disposed outside the housing and connected to a mounting member. And a contact provided on the housing with a connecting portion to be
When mounted on the mounting destination member, the lateral direction of the receiving space is substantially parallel to the mounting surface of the mounting destination member, and the depth direction of the receiving space and the lateral wall is from the opening. It is configured to incline with respect to the mounting surface so as to approach the mounting surface as the depth increases.
An inclined connector of a flat flexible cable, wherein a support portion having an attracted surface that is substantially parallel to the mounting surface is provided on a side opposite to the mounting surface side of the housing.   The inclined connector for a flat flexible cable according to claim 1, wherein a base portion is provided outside the lateral wall on the mounting surface side, whereby a space is formed between the lateral wall on the mounting surface side and the mounting surface.   The flat flexible structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cover housing is divided from the lateral wall of the housing that is far from the mounting surface, and an expansion opening that opens to the lateral wall can be opened and closed by the cover housing. Cable tilt connector.   When the end of the flat flexible cable is inserted into the housing in which the extension opening is opened and the extension opening is closed by the cover housing, the contact force of the contact portion of the contact to the conductor at the end of the flat flexible cable 4. The inclined connector for a flat flexible cable according to claim 3, wherein the inclined connector is configured to enhance the height of the flat flexible cable.   5. The flat flexible cable according to claim 4, wherein the cover housing is provided so as to be rotatable about a rotation center extending along the lateral direction with respect to the housing on a deep side in the depth direction of the cover housing. Inclined connector.

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